BBC - Islam and Science 3: The Power of Doubt 2/6 - العلم في الاسلام

Physicist Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries.

Al-Khalili turns detective, hunting for clues that show how the scientific revolution that took place in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe had its roots in the earlier world of medieval Islam. He travels across Iran, Syria and Egypt to discover the huge astronomical advances made by Islamic scholars through their obsession with accurate measurement and coherent and rigorous mathematics.

He then visits Italy to see how those Islamic ideas permeated into the West and ultimately helped shape the works of the great European astronomer Copernicus, and investigates why science in the Islamic world appeared to go into decline after the 16th and 17th centuries, only for it to re-emerge in the present day.

Al-Khalili ends his journey in the Royan Institute in the Iranian capital Tehran, looking at how science is now regarded in the Islamic world.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Islam
• Science
• BBC
• Muslim
• Scientific
• Method
• Documentary
• Muhammad
• Arab
• Copernicus
• Ibn
• AlHaitham
• Alhazen
• OpticsIslamic
• Golden
• Age
• Astronomy
• Algebra
• Medicine
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Avicena
• Mohammad
• Christ
• Jesus
• Prophet
• الهيثم
• العلم
• الاسلام
• محمد
• إسلام
• فيزياء
• كيمياء
• العصر
• الذهبي
• الخوارزمي
• رياضة
• إبن
• سينا

[nazmul786]

its about time early muslim scientist gets the credit for the hard work they did which the west used but failed to recognise.

[DawahAndDeen]

Subhanah Allah!

[RealRapAndHiphp]

@nazmul786 they still think that the guy that found the Pulmonary circulation system is from the west

[mollenth]

@all muslims and muslima

Bryan Adams said "Please forgive me .."

Rio Febrian said "Ooo .. sorry, i am sorry .. "

Ruben Studdard said "Well this is my sorry for 2004."

Yuni Shara said "Why not apologize to me."

Elton John said "Sorry Seems to be the hardest word."

Mpok Minah said "Sorry .. not that I do not understand .. I rather cheeky .. "

I (a indonesian muslim) said "assalamu alaikum..Happy idul fitri day (Lebaran day)..Minal Aidin wal faizin ..Please Forgive me..don't forget ketupat"

[kulyateiqbal]

islam or silm e kaffah total order is foundation of all times and spaces

and Allah is rabbul alameen

one who gave the criteria of order and disorder as his deen islam

innaddeena endallahil islam

[huntedrasta]

@nazmul786 you said it!!

[DawahAndDeen]

Incredible I can't believe they found the sun dial!